animals Dogs will obey commands from social robots David Pescovitz

robots How to build empathy with robots David Pescovitz

robots Jibo the social robot announces that its VC overlords have remote-killswitched it, makes pathetic farewell address and dances a final step Cory Doctorow

toys The Furby was "coded for cuteness" David Pescovitz

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

Science Cornell researchers study "trash barrel robots" in New York City Jennifer Sandlin

AI Elon Musk deeply concerned that robots can be programmed to not be racist Thom Dunn

robots A group of scientists made a working liquid metal robot Thom Dunn

robots Here's video of a Chinese drone dropping off an armed robotic dog David Pescovitz

working robots Restaurants keep trying to use robots, with mixed results Jennifer Sandlin

robots This Japanese restaurant has robot waiters Devin Nealy

surveillance Singapore deploys autonomous robots to catch smokers and other "undesirable social behaviors" Mark Frauenfelder

Community Why our brains still struggle with tensions between work, leisure, and the concept of time Thom Dunn

robots Study finds that robots can pressure people to do risky things Clive Thompson

Boing Boing Gadgets These puzzles, games, and DIY kits will have both kids and adults building their own fun Boing Boing's Shop

Q: Do two-way nanoparticle chips exist in the COVID vaccine to robotically spy on you? A: No, you fool, they do not Xeni Jardin

footage Russian cyberpunk farm Rob Beschizza

coronavirus Baseball stadium invites dancing robots to mask eerie emptiness during game Carla Sinclair

Japan Look at this complicated robot designed to discourage use of e-signatures John Struan